WATERVILLE, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (3-0) defeated Colby College (2-1), 81-63, in non-conference women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The teams swapped the lead nine times and played to four tie scores in the first two quarters, but the Monks claimed the advantage for good with the help of a 13-4 run that saw St. Joe's carry a 39-33 lead into intermission.
In the third quarter, Saint Joseph's picked up where they left off with six unanswered points over the first four minutes of the penultimate period and held a 45-33 cushion after junior guard Grace Philippon (Glenburn, Maine) hit a pair of free throws at the 6:36 mark.
The Mules cut their deficit down to eight points (52-44) after junior guard Alisha Aube (Westbrook, Maine) drilled a three-pointer with 1:37 left in the third quarter, but the Monks headed into the final frame with a 59-46 lead on the heels of a 7-2 burst in the closing 74 seconds.
Saint Joseph's proceeded to hold a double-digit lead for the better part of the fourth quarter and grabbed a game-high 21-point advantage (81-60) when freshman Hannah Talon (Windham, Maine) hit a layup with four seconds remaining.
STATS OF THE GAME:
The Monks shot 47.0% (31-66) from the field, including a 44.4% (8-18) clip from three-point range, while the Mules converted 41.3% (26-63) of their shots with a 20.0% (4-20) effort from downtown…St. Joe's committed just nine turnovers in the victory.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Senior guard Cassandra Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) netted 16 points with four assists and was 3-for-5 from beyond the arc
- Senior forward Jordan Jabar (Waterville, Maine) scored 11 points with eight rebounds and three assists
- Junior guard Alyson Fillion (Bedford, N.H.) added 11 points and a pair of boards
- Junior forward Kaleigh Walsh (Windham, N.H.) produced eight points, six caroms, and two assists
- Freshman guard Angelica Hurley (Groverland, Mass.) chipped in with eight points and pulled down a game-high nine rebounds
- Philippon added eight points after going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc and at the FT line
LEADERS – COLBY:
- Aube led all players with 17 points and pulled down five rebounds
- Freshman guard Carter McGloon (Bethesda, Md.) came off the bench to score 11 points
- Freshman guard Caroline Smith (Freeport, Maine) chipped in with eight points, four boards, and three assists
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
Saint Joseph's improves to 16-14 all-time versus Colby College and has now defeated the Mules in six-consecutive meetings, the Monks' longest winning streak in the history of the series.
NEXT!
These two teams face off again tomorrow as the Monks host the Mules at the Harold Alfond Center in a 2:00 PM tip-off.
